Gamaliel (Heb. גמליאל), also spelled Gamliel, is a
Hebrew name generally interpreted "God (אל) is my (י-) reward/recompense (גמל)".
Solomon Gandz suggests instead that it should be read "battle-axe of God" (
AAJR 2 pg. 37). A number of influential individuals have had the name:
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible refers to
Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, the leader of the tribe of Manasseh during the census of the Israelites in the Sinai desert (Book of Numbers 1:10; 2:20; 7:54,59; 10:23).
Rabbinical authorities
Gamaliel, also called Gamaliel I or Gamaliel the Elder, a first-century authority on Jewish law
"Gamalielese", a term coined by
H. L. Mencken to mock President Harding's speaking style
Topics referred to by the same term
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gamaliel. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Gamaliel (Heb. גמליאל), also spelled Gamliel, is a
Hebrew name generally interpreted "God (אל) is my (י-) reward/recompense (גמל)".
Solomon Gandz suggests instead that it should be read "battle-axe of God" (
AAJR 2 pg. 37). A number of influential individuals have had the name:
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible refers to
Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, the leader of the tribe of Manasseh during the census of the Israelites in the Sinai desert (Book of Numbers 1:10; 2:20; 7:54,59; 10:23).
Rabbinical authorities
Gamaliel, also called Gamaliel I or Gamaliel the Elder, a first-century authority on Jewish law
"Gamalielese", a term coined by
H. L. Mencken to mock President Harding's speaking style
Topics referred to by the same term
This
disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gamaliel. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.